Life on the Fast Lane

Life on the Fast Lane

] It was later revealed that Barney's uncle was the owner. Homer's line, "too exciting", when he sees the lingerie store was written by James L. Brooks, and the exterior of the Bowlerama was designed by No Doubt member Eric Stefani. Albert Brooks improvised almost all of his dialogue, producing over three hours of material.] In a 2000 "Entertainment Weekly" article, Matt Groening ranked this episode as his second favorite episode of all time, behind "Bart the Daredevil". "Entertainment Weekly" placed the episode twenty-first on their top 25 "The Simpsons" episode list, calling it "a showcase for the series' bedrock of character and heart." [cite web|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,417748_5,00.html|title=The Family Dynamic|accessdate=2007-05-06|date=2003-01-29|publisher=Entertainment Weekly] Warren Martyn and Adrian Wood, the authors of the book "I Can't Believe It's a Bigger and Better Updated Unofficial Simpsons Guide", called it "A very good, very assured episode that has seen some viewers (particularly female ones) tearing out their hair at the conclusion." IGN.com named Albert Brooks' guest performance in this episode, along with his four other appearances, the best guest appearance in the show's history. [cite web|url=http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/730/730566p5.html|title=Top 25 Simpsons Guest Appearances|accessdate=2007-05-06|author=Goldman, Eric; Iverson, Dan; Zoromski, Brian|publisher=IGN] In a DVD review of the first season David B. Grelck gave the episode a rating of 4/5, placing it as, along with "Homer's Night Out", his favorite of the season. [cite web|url=http://www.wdbgproductions.com/cinerama/reviews/simpsonsseason1.htm|title=The Complete First Season|accessdate=2007-05-07|date=2001-09-25|author=Grelck, David B.|publisher=WDBGProductions] . Another DVD review from The Digital Bits called it "one of the first season's best loved episodes".

Legacy

The March 15, 2004 edition of the Dear Abby column was pulled, as it had emerged that one of the letters was a fake. A newspaper editor noticed that the problem cited in the letter was identical to the plot of "Life on the Fast Lane". [cite web|url=http://www.snopes.com/humor/mediagoofs/dearabby.asp|title=Abby Rode|date=2004-03-16|accessdate=2007-05-06|publisher=snopes.com] Kathie Kerr, a spokeswoman for the Universal Press Syndicate stated that "It did sound too similar not to be a hoax". [cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2004-03-10-abby_x.htm|title='Dear Abby' column spiked after prank|date=2004-03-10|accessdate=2007-05-06|author=Hollingsworth, Heather|publisher=USA Today]

References

External links

* [http://www.thesimpsons.com/episode_guide/0109.htm "Life on the Fast Lane"] at The Simpsons.com
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* [http://www.tv.com/the-simpsons/life-on-the-fast-lane/episode/1294/summary.html "Life on the Fast Lane"] at TV.com
*imdb episode|id=0701152|episode=Life on the Fast Lane


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